Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Clinical and Population Health Research
2017-2022
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA
Mentor: Drs. Christine Ulbricht and Kate Lapane
Dissertation: Physical Frailty and Cognitive Impairment in Older Nursing Home Residents in the United States
Master of Science, Health Services Research
2015-2017
Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Mentor: Dr. Lewis Kazis
Thesis: Impact of Parental Depression on Pharmacotherapy and Psychotherapy Amongst Children and Adolescents with Depression Diagnoses
Master of Public Health, Epidemiology
2012-2014
University of California Los Angeles Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA
Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences
2008-2012
East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
Certificate, Minor: Applied Psychology
2009-2012
East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Grants
September 2020 - Present
National Institute on Aging
Role: Principal Investigator
Project: Concurrent Trajectories of Physical Frailty and Cognitive Impairment Among Nursing Home Residents and Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Training Programs/Fellowships
May 2022
Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease Summer Data Immersion Program, University of Michigan Ann Arbor
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Summer 2014
Minority Training Program in Cancer Control Research Fellowship, University of California Los Angeles
Fellow